Recognised as Colour

#C703FF

#C703FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#C703FF is a violet with RGB values 199, 3, 255 and HSL 287°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C703FF#C703FF

HEX#C703FF

RGBrgb(199, 3, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.0118, 1

RGB percentages78%, 1.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(286.7, 100%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 98.8%, 100%)

CMYK22%, 98.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,042,687

CSS custom property--colour: #C703FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#38FC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0071FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#007EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72 from the original

Tritanopia#C25B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 18.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 19.5 Magenta · ΔE 19.5 Blue violet · ΔE 22.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.6 Medium blue · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 18.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3BFF03

Analogous#4903FF, #FF03B9

Triadic#FFC703, #03FFC7

Split complementary#B9FF03, #03FF49

Tetradic#FF4903, #3BFF03, #03B9FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4CFFF

Lighter +30%#E99CFF

Lighter +20%#DE69FF

Lighter +10%#D236FF

Darker −10%#A100CF

Darker −20%#79009C

Darker −30%#520069

Darker −40%#2A0036

More saturated +25%#C703FF

Less saturated −25%#B622E0

Channel breakdown

R199

B255

Red199 (78%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue286.67°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G 03 · B FF

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Also reads as

C703FF (chemical formula)

Formula
8,481.729 g/mol
705 atoms

C703FF has a molar mass of 8,481.729 g/mol, made up of 705 atoms across 2 elements: 703 × C, 2 × F.

Open this reading on its own page →

Molar mass

Molar mass8,481.729 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule705

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4084242 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.1001334 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C99.6%

F0.4%

Carbon (C × 703)8,443.733 g/mol, 99.552%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.448%

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Elements in this formula

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page